New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
THE HOUR IN PARIS.
THE WAR sPIRIr-UTILIZING ANlMALS-'A
PRINCESS AND AN ACTRESS.


Languedoc rescrvists have shown in rushing 10
The depots whence they were to be sent on 10 inc
points of concentration indicated growth III
nublio snirit and healthness OF tone as compared
a3tb 1870. There was no hanging back nor
ylkinp nor repininC, but choerlul ohruo"
Most of the common people, when the sisnal ior
mobilization was tclled forth from inc ocil's'
Thought the country WAS really hNaueu an" "
ranger Tho pumpkin Mayors Of small and remote
rommunes were no wiser. But the ldea Uha' I'll"
dogs OF war had been slipped was no coil olanNe''
and the movement Of concentration couin not nav
been got through with more gayeV thah IL ''o
bells had rung out " Haste TO 1he "V"o
instead Of the fire tocsin. This very iraSmcht"rS
attempt al mobilization has shown how very la
France has moved in military affairs since i0''
The railroads of the south are pretty heaFF
xyhepe they were Mt the close of the Ehpife IL
three army corps had been mobihzed lhe roi''NT
stock of the company would have Dcch u''P""'
10 the effort of bringing these bodies 70 inc Po'N''
of concentration But such as they are ulSSc
RAILWAYS axe better in hand for military purposes
than they or any other set of iron roadS were "U
the close of the Empire when tbat oil oIic"H'
Tours Anglers played nothing short oil IA traltorous
part. 80
Animate arc beinc mole extensively used as
MILITARY auxiliories in the modified region than
ever before The pigeon that messenger OF venus
is now being PRESSED into the service OF Mars
No less than 22O carrier birds were taken TO tic
points of concentration to be sent with meSSaScS
70 different garrison towns The hawk service mas
not been Organized rs in Germany Where No
redoul table hunting bird-a regular lreeoooUei
of the airs being trained to give ch"sc u
pjgeons only Five packs OF hounds are lc"ture
of the nth Army Corps. Trainers nave tech luz
some years quietly at work TO convert theh inUo
oil nd
n secret Of the War Office. There is no part oil
modern warfare more dangerous or requiring
stronger nerve or kcener observation thah .n"'
which falls TO the share of the eclareus III Will oc
Interesting 70 see the dogs at work. can
tbinl, how they will be brought to distinguish"
n Prussian from French soldier. or II TINS parV
Of tboir education is successfully accomPlion'u'
by what means they can convey to the corps VI
garrison for which they have gone TO eclAlrer 'l''
tbov have sccn n uhlan Formerly when the
odious Cab, lie inpost existed dogs used TO De
trained to carry salt to their masters tErousn
vilds aud mOras;cS where human beings cou''
hardly venture. The farmers OF the u'N lhe"
HIT upon the expedient of training other dogs to
lie I'm wait for tlr canine salt carriers ana "''"O"
them. The fights were terrible, and as they went
on for nearly two hundred years, slcc'ai race
grew W. very ierocous, very cunning. and win
topoqrarLjcaI instinct. There DOES OF TINS
breed still in the west Of France, but they are
rare. Perhars General Boul ger, who was
good deal in the West in youth, knew about them
and caucci them TO be pressed into the service OF
the State \ bloodhound brigade Is also helhS
organized. The Germans took the Initiative OF
consecratiuc hawks and dogs to Mars. Pigeons as
an auxiliary date from the siege Of Paris. l
remember when they were charged with carrying
letters from the lclcaCucre1 city t. the provinces
and in a few eases fromthc provinces to IarlS'
they became tie objects Of universal sympathy
and oIl VI. CrcmcuX, who was triple dcie%au
Minister al Tours and Bordeaux. dccrced them to
he n sacred race of birds dare say they would
have been treated ever since such were they
not very prolific easy to rear, Of tender heSh ana
as Freieh cooks know how to dress them-Vefy
toothsOmc We have them. Therefore, Just as before
1870 aux pois. la crapaudine, aux pctts
cgnions and rotis ericsson. He stork, Which
became sacred in Holland because II prcyed upon
the worms that gnawing into the plies on
which Amsterdam is built is not good to eat, ana
does not multiply rapidly. Besides the Dutch
have not culinary genius. 1 make bold TO say
that if s,orlls were plentiful in France means
would I've found TO turn them into appetizing dishes
Apropos Of fool, several eases of poisoning
among the soldiers are reported from CarcaSsonnc.
The popular notion is that Prussan spiesarc at the
bottom OF this misfortune. l dare say when the
analysts who have been charged TO examine INC
victuals and drink supplied 10 the camp make
their report. it Will be found that in this case
death was in the cans of timed meat Inc
oommissarat has been obliged TO go on cheap
sides and naturally got merchandise OF Dad
quality. The symptoms presented by the polls
oned soldiers rescmbled those brought on BY arsenic
The Grown Princess Of Austria has recently
passed through Paris An interesting incident OF
nil lala nf a.
mother-in-law the Empress Elizabeth, to lay
crown of flowers the tomb of Henri iieinr'
her favoritc poet" The Empress is a singuiarly
original woman and in some respects queer
fish, She was taught English by groom, and
was brought up in half tomboy, half Diana
Vernon fashion, by her father, the bluff Max,
Duke in Bavaria and not OF Bavaria. Her attend
ant and body guard was great IyrOl dog She
became paragon of beauty and physical grace
In some respects she has genius But she is
like her unfortunate cousin, the late King Ludwig
in having an i'll balanced brain and nerves that
often override it. Her heart is warm and
generous one. Ono sees how enthusiastic she can
be by the commission which she gave TO the
Crown Princess. This Imperial lady presents
strong contrast TO her mother-n-aw. | her
at the Francois the night on which Hermann
was revived with Nine. Weller Donna Sol.
The Princess looks intelligent but very long and
heavy She was elegantly dressed but wanting
in style. L think she right TO leave early.
To begin with, she was tired-Or looked
clearly not in health, and Mile or Nine. Weber
(for she is a mother) was a very poor DOHHd S0L
AS this actress has the sell advertising genius
OF her race. i dare say she will come 10 be
regarded al the world over as theatrical star
OF the first magnitude. Like Sarah Bernhardt,
she does not seem 20 have any notion Of how
loving woman should manifest love. Her notion
Of looking love eyes that speak OF that passion
Is 70 leer and languish. The enchantrcss OF the
Valley of Sorek may have fondlcd Samson
when she was COMPRISING how to bctray him
20 the Philistines
TIE LABOR QUESTION.
It'd Btts
Yaas 'm-dsher's VIVA Misha Lightfoot lbs-yaas m,
hishers do bouse slo 'pOugh.